Prodigal son of the ESP Institute, Juan Ramos, rises from the cesspool of a world gone mad with 'Agua Del Cenote', his fifth release with the label. Whilst many artists are following their inner light to bring us some much needed joy amidst these rotten times, Juan (being the little shit that he is) follows an inner demon and delivers listeners and dancers a demented clusterfuck of sadistic chaos. The title track opens with what sounds like a butane torch and we metaphorically freebase into oblivion. Our perception of reality unravels, writhing in abrasive textures smeared across a low-slung, mid-tempo erotic thump. Everything feels blurry and distant, as if we’re swimming through an underground aquatic tunnel, in a panic, searching for an invisible band of spirits whose tune summons us into certain annihilation. Following this is a remix from a decorated lord of 20th Century electronics, Harald Grosskopf AKA The Synthesist. Harald wipes away grit and lethargy to reveal elements hidden deep within the mix as well as softens Juan’s sense of terror by building up to an optimistic layer of added synth. We’d love to offer some relief with the balance of the EP, however, the remaining two tracks paint complimentary hues in the same cerebral palette. 'Let It Go (Freaks Only)' veers closely to House in terms of tempo and gestalt, utilizing a vocal sample from Third Generation (Kerri Chandler) and a healthy dose of sub bass, but Juan hardly apologizes for his masochistic tendencies and certainly never relents into an uplifting mood. Closing the EP, Juan serves an antidote of sorts with 'Cuko', as if suggesting a way out of the swamp, but leaves it up to the listener’s intuition to not only see the carrot, but actually follow it into the light, thus completing the quest.

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Voluminous Arts w. Gavilán Rayna Russom; guest Dark_Rose

Part one is an epic work by guest Dark_Rose: waifu wars of 2022<[afterlife love hotline]>, a shuddering expanse of FM synthesis and frequency clusters. Part two is Rayna’s churning set from the Funneled Smoke x Voluminous Arts co-produced Black Meteoric Star NYC Beat Boxx release party at h0l0 in NYC earlier this month, recorded live in the booth.

Voluminous Arts w. Gavilán Rayna Russom; guest Dark_Rose [29.09.2021]

🛤 16:00 Emporter / Transporter #19 w/ GareSud
Tunnel technoïde pour vie déraillée.

Marcel de Sie - Poetic Frame (Rababoo Records / 2021)
Alessandro Adriani - Control Machine / Wsb Vocal Mix (Zone / 2021)
Drugface - Fireworks / Chug Mix (2020)
Thomass Jackson - Space 2 : Chile Edit (2021)
Sophie du Palais - The Third Act (Hand to Hand / 2021)
Richard H Kirk - Never Lose Your Shadow (Black Light Smoke edit V1 / 2021)
Etane - D Dog Techno (Sulk Magic / 2020)
Asa Moto - Missing Teeth (Deewee / 2021)
Raudive - Health (Phonica / 2014)
Bernardino Femminielli - Atlantida (Joe Lewandowski Edit / 2021)
Tranquil Eyes - Television / Sariim Likpsalm Edit (Temple Of Joy / 2021)
Electric Party - Tension (Knekelhuis / 2021)

Emporter / Transporter #19

Clora (08/11/21)

4ème épisode de Strange How You Move. Deux heures oscillant entre mélancolie chaotique et percussive. Première partie assurée par Jean-Guit', suivi de Doum pour la seconde. Bon automne à tou.te.s.

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Strange How You Move #4 - Jean Guitare & Doum (11.11.21)

The group consists of two members and neither is a stranger on the scene. Jon was active in projects like Fremeni and Popper-C, while Petr has his own moniker, GWD. These two, slightly different, portfolios meet in Ethno Service and it’s hell of a combination! If you like techno tinted with a dubby atmosphere then seek no further. Their tracks are filled with thrill, suspense and trippy haze which creates an amazing cinematic ambience.

Despite their name, Ethno Service is not an ethno music
cliche. It is a proper heavy-weight percussive dub from the jungle where Mowgli would piss his pants and run away screaming. The place where you can get decent opium and streets have no name.

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Released Spine 09 - Ethno Service

Subjective sonic journey through (half)remembered nightlife moments experienced at Isla nights and other social wanderings. It stretches from 808’s ticks and pulses for heated rooms and lounges to blissful golden-age IDM for the dawn hours!

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Ilius - Isla to Isla #12

ARISE ABOVE is the first single from Kreidler's upcoming album SPELLS AND DAUBS (to be released in January 2022 on Bureau B).

A soaring synthesiser starts the drum beat, the bass kicks in, and the rhythmic framework is ensnared by a netting of enchanted melodies.
The ha-ha-ha of a synthetic voice accompanies us through the song, which ends in an Eve Future like theme on the piano.

Mixed by Peter Walsh (Heaven 17, Scott Walker, FKA Twigs), ARISE ABOVE is a piece of euphoric pop melancholy.

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ARISE ABOVE

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